Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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8 8 B '8 8 8 8 8 8 8 & 8 8 '88 8 88 8 Loeal and Personal Mention. 8 8 8 8-8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 b Mr. R. Z. Garrett, of Gray Court, was a visitor in the city Thursday. Miss Laurence Culbertson, of Ekom, was shopping in the city Friday. Mr. John Langston of Tr:nity-RIdge spent Monday in town. ' Col. John W. Wharton was a visitor here fromWaterloo on Monday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Franks, Sunday, a girl. Mr. Pat Kinard made a flying trip to Clinton Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Conway Dial spent the day in the city last Monday. Mr John Q. Brown of Cheraw was among the visitors in tow\ yesterday. Miss Ma tie Brock, of Clinton, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Boyd. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Raymond ai'e vis iting in Laurens as the guests of their daughter, Mrs. G. D. Allen. Misses May and Lula Meadors, of Greenville, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Hipp near the city. Miss Hattie Elchelberger has gone to Columbia to enter MeFeats Busi ness college. Mr. John Y. Henderson of the Barksdale section was a visitor here the first of the week. Mr. John W. Beeks, a resident of 'are Shoals spent Monday in Lau rens. Mr. W. M. Myers, who lives near Clinton spent the day in the city last Monday. Mr. Jasper Traynham of the Horse Creek section came in Monday to spend the day on business. Mr. J. Irwin Freeman of Princeton was among the business visitors here the irst of the week. Mr. Iliram P. Blur(ette of Warrior Creek was a Monday visitor in Lau i'ens. Mr. Charley C. Saxon a resident of the Rabun Creek section was among those here for salesday. Mr. J. 11. M. Young of Lydia Mills was a business visitor here the first of the week. Mr. W. H. Balentine of Brewerton caie in Monday to attend the sales and look after other business. Mr. George D. Wilson was among the visitors here from Burnt Factory on Monday. Mr. Plutus Crawford of Drewerton was among the business visitors in Laurenis the first of this week. Mr. J. Wade Culbertson of Popular Springs spent Monday in the city and attended the land sales. Messrs Hiram Culbertson and John W. Grambrell of Ware Shoals, spent yesterday here on business. Mr. J. Russel Pattdrson motored down fronm Lanford yesterday to look .after business. Mr. Ludy C. Tribble, a resident of the Holly Grove section, spent yester day here on busIness. Mr. A. G. Hart, a prominent young Greenville attorney, was in Laurensa .Monday to attend the land sales. Mr. Billy Snow spent yesterday here coming in from his home near Mad -dens. Mr. J. R. WVicut of Cross Hill was a business visitor in Laurens on Mon uday. Mr.* F. H. Caine left several days .-ago for Norfolk, Va., to enter a hoe pital for treatment. Mr. W. A. Putnam, a former Lau rents county citiz'en who nowv lives in Greenville, was among the visitors here salesdlay. S~heriff JIohn D). Owings has return od from Asheville. His- condition is considerably imp~roved andl i'i friends hope to see him in his ofilce again at an ently date. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon (iarlington andl child, of H endersonville, N. C., came dlown to attend the Simpson- Morgan wveddinmg and~ spent several (lays more wit Mr. (Garlington's relatives. Mr. (Garlington is meeting with much sue Css in newspap~er wvork at Hlendler sonvi111e. Miss Fiournoy Hill has returnedl to her home in Greenville after visiting Mra. Virginia Caine for some time. While her~ Miss HiH sang at several Ship Loads Find New.C Those Fragrant, Mellow-as-ok That Make New Orleans the TfillS I8 TITE' KIND) WIC US the Coffee that human hands green, until it reaches the take our word for the goodn prejudiced. TIry a can at our back if you are not lpleased. All Grocei -Use Only HALF as Much a THE REILY New Orl Weddings and in the First- Presbyterl. an church choir, her sopranb voice be ing greatly admired here. Mr. Larry C. Martin, of Spartan burg, was in the city Monday attend ing the legal sales and shaking hands with his friends. Mrs. C. M. Clark returned home from Greenville Monday where she spent the week-end with her daughter and son, Miss Lila Hart and Mr. A. G. Hart. Mr. L. A. Drock a prominent mer chant and banker of Honea Path at tended the public land sale hero Mon day. Mr. C. C. Wyche, a prominent Spar tanburg attorney was among those who attended the land sales here Monday. Mr. Charley Canady of near Clinton was among the visitors here Tuesday. Mr. Newt B. Bolt came down from Tumbling Shoals yesterday to spend the day in the city on business. Miss Estelle Taylor, of Princeton, is clerking at the store of S.'M. & E. 1H. Wilkes & Company during the Christ mas season. Mr. R. J. Stoddard, of Owings, was a visitor in the city yesterday. Mr. Stoddard is getting up in years now and very seldonm comes to the city. Mirs. Victor Weathers, who was painfully injured several weeks ago when a horse she was driving ran away with her, has about recovered. On account of her injuries Mis. Weathers lost some valuable time from her work in The Advertiser's au tomobile contest. Rev. and Mrs. W. F-. Thayer will ar rive- in Laurens today to spend until Friday with friends, when they will go to Greenville to attend the Baptist Association meeting. Mr. James Hemphill, a young archi tect of Abbevillo .was among the visi tors in the city last week. Mr. Hemlip hill drew the plans for th, remodel ing of the Bennett home and the rc modeling of the interior of the GlIker son home. Mr. J. M. Allen of Honea Path was a business visitor here Friday. Mi. S. S. Farrer of Mountville spent the day in the city last Saturday. We can cover your head, 10c up to $3.48. Don't go bareheaded. J. C. Burns & Co. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MARION TOWNSEND COOPER * (Contributed.) * *a * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The entire community was saddened Saturday, Dec. ith, when the Death Angel entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Cooper, of near Ora, and took away the little 2-year old boy, Marion Townsend. It was taken sick about 10 days ago of plneuimlonia. For a few days it seemed to progress nicely, but a re lapse came Friday afternoon and it gradually grew worse until the end come about 4 o'clock Saturday morn ing. Rev. I. N. Kennedy, of Ora, con ducted the funer'al sei'vices at Lang ston church Sunday morning at 11 o'cloek. Little Marion Towvnsend, though he was quite young, had a very good dis position, and was ever obedient and lovable. And for these particular good traits, we all grieve for him to 1)e i'emoved from us. But weo have long since learned to be patient andl to bowv to the humble submission of our Heavenly Father, though it seems ver'y hard, resting assured that "some times, sonme day, wi'll understand." lie leaves, besies his pairents and an older brother and sister, a host of sorrowing friends and relatives. Card of 'Thanks. Thle public will pr'obably be inter' ented to know that the Kings Daugh ter's realized $112.12 as the resmult of the recent fall bazaar', given in the city a1rmory. In this (connectioi tihe secretary wishes to extendi cori'lal thanks to those who contrihuted so li berally in the pr'eparation andl to the public for the lar'go patronage accordl ed for "sweet charity's sake." Mirs. F. M. Smith, Laurens, S. C. Secretary. Their Way Into )rleans l'wine Coffee Beans, the Ones Coffee Place of th World lN BLENDING IE ZIA 'NE, never' touch from the sack, coffee pot at home. D~on't ess of Luzianne--we tay 1be expense. Get your money 's Have It. s of Ordinary Barrel Coffee FAYLOR CO, eana. la,. Wilson W. Harris, of Clinton, edi tor of The Clinton Chronicle, has been elected a member of the Board of Visi tors of Clemson College, as represen tative of the Fourth Congressional District. This board, consisting of one citizen from each congressional district of the State, Is chosen every two years by the Board of Trustees at their meeting in November. ' It is charged with visiting the college and making a rigid Inquiry into'tio con dition and working of the college li all its phases and report its findings to the Board of Trustees, etc. Alr. Harris Is a member of the House of Representatives from Lau rens County and a member of the Ways and Means committee of the lower house. Meeting of W. 0. W. A meeting of Mt. Gallagher Camp No. 471, will be held December 11th for the purpose of electing officers and transacting other business. A full at tendance is requested. Oyster Supper at Lanford. There will be an oyster supper Fri day night, Dec. 10th, at the Lanford school house beginning at 7:30 o'clock The proceeds will go to the school. in addition to the supper there will be other forms of entertainment, that will make it air occasion of great pleasure to those who attend. All are invited. Automobiles are easy to burn. Let Zar'los It. Aloseley protect yours. OIWMANIZE CONGRESS Fol SESSION'S WORK. Rtepresentaties and Senators leturn to Their Governmental Tasks. Se lection of Speaker of Ilouse and IPresident Pro Temt of Senate, Ef fected at First Mecting. Washington, Dec. 6.-Congress was mrade an organized body today for the sessin which Is expected to be tihe greatest withinr tie memory of tire present generation. Four hours' work in the hrouse showed Speaker Clark returned' to the chair; Representative Alann re turned to the leadeship of the Re publicanr minority; the introduction of 2,000 bills and resolutions, many of theim proposing mreasukns of na tional defense and many ibht n op position; the reappearance or1 con stitutional amendments to enfranchise women and a iminiature rules fight whlch flickered out with tire adoption of last year's rules with a few chang es. In the senate practically nothing was doire excel)t the Clecion of Senr, ator Clarke of Arkansas as president pro temrpore. Vice President Alar shall was absent because of tire ill ness of his wife. Both houses then, after sending a Joint cominittee to tire Whrite House to give olicial notice of the opening of congress, adjourned unitil toirmor row when the real business of the session beglins withr Presidenrt Wii son's address to a joint session iin tihe hrali of tire house at I2f30 o'clock. Bigest l'eace Buidget. Tire gr'eatest budget of expenditrra ever lplaced befoire any American con gress hr time of peace was br'oughrt in fr'om tire various branchres of tire gov ernment, the total being somre '$l70, 000,000 mror'e thranr was asked for last yeair. Tire gi'eatcr par't of tire pro p)osed inrcr'ease is for tire eirlar'ged airy anid navy pr'ogr'ammtres and aside from wor'kiing ourt tire pr'oblemls of na tionral dfefenrse it will be lire busliness 0o' congr'ess to raise tire revenuei to p~ay for it. Old timeris, mrost of threir Hetniubli ('ns1 r'eelectedl after goiing downa be f'or'e the pi'esidenrt ial Demirocratic Ialaslide of 19~t12, camle t roopinig back to pliaces in lire hrouse. "!'nreie .100' Cainnionr sat oir a bench'i ini tihe fronrt row and 1aughed whiloIIc th bonne uot inito its little row iver th ie irules andr~ r'eferences to Cannionismr were hredt hack aind for'th acr'oss tire dividirrg maislo. Eveir thiouighr today was onrly onel for iraking new acquainrtanlces aind 'rnewing old ones, tire conrgr'es sionral ali' was chartged with th ie sei ouirness of the bursiness of tire mioirthis ahead, tire business of legis lathing for a nratin at peace iin a wor'ld aflame witlr wvar andl suir'ounrd ed withr almnost endless pnossibil ities. Both Sides Rlepreseted'r. In tire streamr of bills andi t'esolu tions whiichr iouredl into tire hroppers were not only plans ror' military pr'e ipar'edness, butt others proposing in vestigations of motives of menr and organiz'ationrs thrat champion natlinal dlefense. Notice was givenr thmat in the seinato demands would be made for a shrowinrg of what, tire United Staios has accomitlishred Irgaiinst G'rcat BrItain's intereferencre w ithr Ameatrican, cormmerce abrioadi. Tihe enr tirie fabric of tire Amner'leant govern m nent's dieliente relations to the conl il let acr'oss Ithe seas prmobabl y will be0 brounght to tire edlge oh congt'essionral dliscussiOn tand tire ad minist rat ion lecader's ar'e trot unintd fitl of thirr task to preserve whrat Prtesidlent Wil son Iha's askedr for--a unitedi Ameicenc. This M Fu edO kZinn 171 4 Il This Massive Fumed Oak Dining Room Suit complete as shown for $79.25. Entire suit made of selected quality oak, latest shade of fumed oak finish and massive colonial design. Buffet 54 inches long, Dining Table 48 inches wide, China Closet 40 inches wide, Serving Table 36 inches wide, Chairs (6) Spanish Leather Up holstering. The complete suit of ten pieces at the remarkable price of $79.25. We are displaying the largest line of dining room furniture ever shown in the state, and no where will you find prices so reasonable as ours. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. The Best Place to do your Christmas shopping. 00 0-I01111 N Impr ved Odorless French IDry and Steam Cleaning! I We have installed an improved Dry ICleaning equipment and are now readyI oto prove to you its wonderful work in 0 cleaning old or new clothes. drWe guarantee strictly first-class cleaning. All work will be .oe under supervision of an expert. Party Dresses, Opera Coats,U Silk and Kid Slippers, Ostrich Plumes and Furs cleaned perfectly. IWhite Kkd Gloves cleaned just a little better than elsewhere. Ge nt's Suits, Fancy Vests and Ties cleaned to look new. All kind of Hats cleaned to your entire satisfaction.5 I Have your Winter Furs cleaned now and save mor1ey. We can clean anything that ia cleanable, without injury to color or fabric, no matter how delicate the material. Every job satisfac-3 I tory or no charge. If you have a garment that every other cleaner* Lauen StamLaundy ITelephone 60 Laurens, S. C.e